Racket press



A. cLowsoN,

RACKET PRESS April 9, 1.940.

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A ttomeys April 9, 1940. CLQWSQN 2,196,625

' RACKET PRESS Filed April 10,1939" 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z I} u I; 8 \Q I 7 4 5 Inve n tor 14/61dhder (/dwson A ttomeys Patented Apr 9, 1940 PATENT OFFICE I RACKE'I' PRESS Alexander Clowson, Gloversville, N. Y.

Application April 10,

. '1 Claim.

. The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in presses for different kindsor types of rackets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

a device of this character comprising a pair of hingedly connected, coacting jaws *of a novel construction and arrangement which are adaptv ed to firmly clamp a-racket therebetween in a manner to prevent warping thereof.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a racket press of the aforementioned character which will be comparativelysimple in construction, strong, durable, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become ap- 1 parent from a study of the iollowingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding/parts throughout. the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is atop plan view. of a racket press constructed in accordance with the present in- Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pair of duplicate, complemental clamping jaws I and 2 of any suitable material. The jaws I and 2 are tapered in plan. It will also be observed thatthe jaws I and 2 are in the formof-frames.

The jaws I and 2 are pivota'llyconnected at their small ends by a spring hinge 3. The construction and arrangement is such that the hingedly connected ends of the jaws I and 2 are spaced apart a distance equal to the thickness of thehead of the racket therebetween, as at 4.

As best seen in Fig. 5 of the draw-.

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the free end portion of the upper jaw 2. Ball detents 8 in the upper jaw 2 releasably secure the latches 6 thereto.

" It is thought that the manner in which the device functionswill be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the

jaws I and 2 are swung to open position against the tension of the spring of the hinge 3 for the reception of the head of the racket therebetween. The jaw 2 is then'swung to closed position on the racket and firmly secured in closed position through the medium of the swinging latches 6. This is suggested inudotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Thus, the racket is firmly clamped between the jaws I and 2 and it will be subjected to uniform *pressure at all points. The press may be applied to or removed from the racket with a minimum of efiort andin a comparatively short time and, when in use, occupies little space as compared with presses now on the market.

It is believed that the many advantages of a I racket press constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combinationand arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. What is claimed is: I 7

'A press for thehead of a tennisracket comprising a pair of duplicate elongated frames tapering toward one end, respectively, for clamping the racket head fiat therebetween, a hinge connecting the shorter ends of said frames'together for swinging movement of the fra'mes'into and from clamping relation, said hinge spacing said ends apart to accommodate said head therebetween and beingspring tensioned to yieldingly retain the frames in clamping relation, and I means to fasten the frames together in .clamp ingrelation comprising a pair of rightangled flat keepers s'wingably mounted on the longer end of one frame adjacent the opposite corners thereof for manipulation to hook the same over the corresponding end of the other. frame into engagement therewith, and'ball and socket devices on said keepers and said. other encl,.respectively, for frictionally retaining'saidkeepers in engaging. position.

. I I ALEXANDER CLOWSON. 

